Reminds me of the time I got a temp-ban on the forums for being happy he got injured that one time, given he's a piece of garbage human being and his injury would give an NHL opportunity to someone much more deserving.
My thoughts have not changed
haha, shouldn't you get temp-banned for this post too, technically?
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Really? I thought it played into suspension length as well. The more you know...
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I think with something so ludicrous like this deserves a full season. Knees to the head. Kicks with skate on. Chops at peoples heads with sticks. Biting. Hair pulling. 1 year. GTFO.
I'm basing my guess on the fact that this got 5 games and Neal's a pretty big a-hole in his own right.
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I'm basing my guess on the fact that this got 5 games and Neal's a pretty big a-hole in his own right.
If that garnered five games I will be surprised in Burrows gets less than ten. While Neal's actions are careless and arguably deliberate, Burrows's by comparison are indisputably so. Like it was mentioned in a few other posts, there is no recent comparable incident. This is a fairly unique case.
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"Arguably deliberate"? Give me a break. Neal's is just as obviously intentional, he knew exactly what he was doing, and that video shows Shanahan agreed - in particular the part about extending his knee. I agree it's a different case, because it was in a scrum, but it's about as close as you get - intentionally kneeing someone in the head when they didn't see it coming and couldn't defend themselves, where the offender has a history and a reputation. The Neal one is probably more dangerous because he's moving quickly. Seems about equal to me.
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"Arguably deliberate"? Give me a break. Neal's is just as obviously intentional, he knew exactly what he was doing, and that video shows Shanahan agreed - in particular the part about extending his knee. I agree it's a different case, because it was in a scrum, but it's about as close as you get - intentionally kneeing someone in the head when they didn't see it coming and couldn't defend themselves, where the offender has a history and a reputation. The Neal one is probably more dangerous because he's moving quickly. Seems about equal to me.
Neal's knee contacted the head once for 5 games.
How about 5 games per time Burrows' knee contact the head.
15-20? I can't recall how many times he put his knee into the players head.
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That Neal knee actually looks more dangerous to me due to the speed involved. Seeing that, I wouldn't be surprised if that's their go-to for a comparable. Burrows probably gets a game or two more because of the malicious looking wind up. 6-8 is my guess.
"Arguably deliberate"? Give me a break. Neal's is just as obviously intentional, he knew exactly what he was doing, and that video shows Shanahan agreed - in particular the part about extending his knee.
But still "arguably" deliberate, and fundamentally and unequivocally less obviously so than the Burrows's temper tantrum.
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I agree it's a different case, because it was in a scrum, but it's about as close as you get - intentionally kneeing someone in the head when they didn't see it coming and couldn't defend themselves, where the offender has a history and a reputation.
Agreed, insofar as this being the best comparison to what Burrows did, but only because his actions are so far removed from anything in recent memory. I still think that based on the ruling in this case Burrows should be in line for at least ten games.
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The Neal one is probably more dangerous because he's moving quickly. Seems about equal to me.
Not to me. The fact that Hall is on the bottom of a pile and Burrows winds up TWICE to clock him with his knee sets this on another level I think.
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